English Explanatory Dictionary

sitten

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. past participle of sit; alternative form of sat.
adj
  1. Seated.
  2. Settled; stationary; not easily stirred or moved.
verb
  1. plural simple present of sit

Word forms

sitten sittin more sitten most sitten

Etymology

From Middle English siten, seten, from Old English seten, ġeseten, past participle of sittan (“to sit”). Equivalent to sit + -en (past participle). Cognate with Dutch gezeten, German gesessen.

Derived words

well-sitten sitten-up
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